BLUES fans were today shocked and saddened at the revelation Karren Brady could be leaving their beloved club after 13 years.

BLUES fans were today shocked and saddened at the revelation Karren Brady could be leaving their beloved club after 13 years.

They said the news could not have come at a worse time with Steve Bruce's side currently slumped in seventh place in the Championship and dissent amongst fans on the increase.

Blues season ticket holder Andy Parkes, a 26-year-old quantity surveyor from Yardley, said if Karren left he would wish her well but he hoped she might just be tempted by David Sullivan and David Gold to stay on at St Andrew's.

Andy said: "It would be a big, big loss if Karren Brady was to leave Blues.

"She does a whole lot more for the club behind the scenes than people realise and I know that when it comes to transfer dealings or signing new players she is very much involved in the decision making.

"She is very business-minded as she has proved in the years she has run this club and made it financially secure.

"Someone like that would very, very hard to replace - they are not ten to the penny and this could not have come at a worse time with the fans getting fed up with Steve Bruce's management style and the club free-falling after such a prom-ising start in the Championship."

His views were shared by 47-year-old plasterer Neil Woodward, of Castle Bromwich.

Neil said: "I haven't been to the last few games because the football is so poor but I value Ms Brady's contributions off the field .

"She has turned our club around in the time she has been here and remember, she was only 23 when she started.

"It would be a wrench for us if she were to go but we would all wish her well if she wanted to, as she has had a tough year with that brain operation and is perhaps reviewing what she wants out of life."

Neil added: "If she wants to go it would be hard to stop her. But whatever decision she makes, Blues fans will always be grateful to her for all she has done in making our club secure."